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Shit Stuff brought to 2 open book exams on same day

Rough estimate of stuff consulted for both exams

After 3 friggin' years in NUS, you'd think that I have grown smarter or at least become more experienced to realize that there is a) no time b) no chance for students to actually glance at the books, much less flip through them during an open book examination.

But no.

Every single open book examination, my kiasu, kiasee, kiaboh (respectively scared to lose, scared of death, scared of having nothing) traits rise to the fore and I lug entire semesters of readings and texts to the exam hall, knowing that 80% of the stuff I bring will be useless.

But better to be safe than sorry right?

Right.

Now I'm suffering from headache, armache (you try carting 8kg of materials from Tampines to Buona Vista, around campus, then from Buona Vista back to Tampines), backache and everywhereyoucanimagineache.

In the end, the books were only useful in whacking the talkative aunties beside me on the train, who wouldn't even let me die from pain, heat and exam misery peacefully.

If only I had the strength to lift and hurl my dictionary.